Non-refillable bottle.



W. E. BAILEY.

v NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6,1913.

Patented Dec. 16, 1913.

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Waooeo WARREN E1 BAILEY, OF SMITH RIVER,CALIFORI\TIA.

NON-REFILLABLEiBOT'lLE.

Application filed May 6, 1913.

To (W 0071011 it may concern Be it known that I, Human E. BAILEY, a citizen of the Unlted States, residing at Smith River, in the county of Del. Morte and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the :following is a specification.

The invention relates to bottles, and has for an object to provide a bottle which can" not be conveniently refilled after the original contents have once been withdrawn therefrom.

The invention embodies, among other features, a bottle having means arranged in the neck thereof after the bottle has been filled with the desired fluid, whereby the fluid in the bottle can be poured therefrom but the bottle cannot be conveniently refilled with a spurious or inferior fluid.

The invention further embodies a structure arranged within the neck of the bottle which can be cheaply maiuifactured and readily placed in the neck of the bottle after the bottle has been filled.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of the bottle, showing the same in an upright position, with the valve closed; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the bottle tilted with the valve open; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the valve casing; and Fig. f is a view looking into the under side of the cap.

Referring more particularly to the views, I provide a bottle body 10 including an integral neck 11, the inner wall 12 of the neck 11 at the upper end thereof being tapered as shown.

I provide a valve casing .13 for the neck 11, the said valve casing being preferably formed of a single piece of porcelain or other material and provided with a plu 'ality of inlet passages l-t and an integral valve seat 15 projecting from the inner wall of the valve casing at substantially the medial portion thereof. A valve 16 is adapted to normally repose on the seat 15 and includes a stem 17 projecting downwardly through the casing and through an opening 18 in the bottom thereof, a suitable weight 19 be- Specification of'Letters Patent.

1 Patented Dec," 16, 1913.

Serial No. 765,922.

ing securedto or formed with the lower end of the stem 17, the said weight also constituting a stop member to lunitthe throw of the valve when the bottle body is tilted; The upper end of the casing 13 is reduced to receive a cap 20 adapted to encircle the upper end of the casing and having a plurality of oppositely arranged pins 21 projecting from the inner walls thereof and adapted to be received in bayonet slots 22 formed in the reduced portion of the casing 13, the said cap 20 being provided with an outlet opening 23 and preferably having the upper face of the top thereof inclined toward the openlog 23.

After the bottle has been filled with the desired fluid, the casing 13 having the cap 20 previously connected thereto in the manner mentioned is inserted in the neck of the bottle body and can be secured thereto by means of a suitable mucilaginous substance or the periphery of the casing and cap can be of ground glass so that when the cap and easing are forced into the neck of the bottle body they will be tightly wedged therein, it being readily seen that the final position of the cap and casing in the neck is such that the upper end of the neck will project beyond the upper edge of the cap, thus permitting of closing the outlet opening 23 of the cap with a suitable stopper 24, which, when in position, will fit flush with the upper edge of the neck.

It should be noted that the distance between the weight 19 and the bottom of the casing 13 is less than the distance between the valve 16 and the outlet opening 23 of the cap 90, so that when the bottle body is tilted and the valve moves into an open position, the weight will abut against the bottom of the casing 13, thus limiting the throw of the valve and preventing the valve from moving sutliciently forward in the valve casing to close the outlet opening 23, it being readily apparent that when the valve is in open position as mentioned, the fluid will pass through the inlet passage 14, into the valve casing and thence pass through the passage normally closed by the valve, after which the fluid will flow through the outlet opening 23 and the cap 20.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In a nonrefillable bottle, the combination with a bottle body including a neck, of a valve casing arranged within the neck and having the upper end thereof reduced to form a seat and the lower end thereof provided with 2L plurality of diametrically arranged openings, a valve Inovably supported on the valve casing, it cap encircling the reduced portion of the valve casing and including a top portion having an opening therein, pins projecting from the cap and adapted to extend through bayonet slots in the upper end of the casing to rigidly secure the cap thereon, and a stopper for connection with the neck of the bottle body and adapted to lie therein to normally close the opening in the said cap.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WARREN E. BAILEY. WVitnesses:

F. V. VINCENT, DAN MOVAY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Eatents,

Washington, D. G." 

